Moyo weather in December

In December, Moyo sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of December to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Moyo's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moyo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:56 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
52%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Moyo is human settlement.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical December day in Moyo reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 2°C warmer than November and about 2°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13121
23121
33121
43121
53121
63121
73121
83121
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103121
113121
123121
133121
143121
153221
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273222
283322
293322
303322
313322

How December really feels in Moyo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 11 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
11
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Moyo weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°91.811.84.0
Feb35° / 23°133.611.93.0
Mar34° / 23°6210.9122.9
Apr32° / 22°14618.712.13.2
May30° / 22°13619.412.23.9
Jun29° / 21°12319.612.24.2
Jul28° / 20°14622.212.24.2
Aug28° / 20°17424.912.13.8
Sep29° / 20°14720.8124.0
Oct29° / 21°20323.411.93.7
Nov30° / 21°13216.511.84.1
Dec32° / 21°254.911.84.7

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35743
45842
55842
65941
76040
86040
96040
106139
116139
126238
136238
146436
156535
166535
176634
186634
196733
206733
216733
226733
236634
246634
256634
266535
276535
286436
296436
306337
316238

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Moyo gets around 25 mm of rain over 4.9 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
229
328
428
527
626
725
824
923
1022
1121
1220
1319
1418
1517
1616
1714
1813
1912
2011
2110
229
239
248
258
267
277
286
296
306
316

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the humid band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11113355
21123453
31123552
42133649
52143648
63153746
74153744
84163742
95183740
106193738
117203636
128223634
139233532
1411243530
1512263428
1613273426
1715283324
1817293222
1918303120
2020313019
2121322917
2223332816
2324342715
2426342614
2527352513
2629352512
2730352411
2832342311
2934342210
3035342110
313733219

Wind in December

Winds average 6 km/h in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of December to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:496:37
211.86:496:37
311.86:506:38
411.86:506:38
511.86:506:38
611.86:516:39
711.86:516:39
811.86:526:40
911.86:526:40
1011.86:536:40
1111.86:536:41
1211.86:546:41
1311.86:546:42
1411.86:556:42
1511.86:556:42
1611.86:566:43
1711.86:566:43
1811.86:576:44
1911.86:576:44
2011.86:576:45
2111.86:586:45
2211.86:586:46
2311.86:596:46
2411.86:596:47
2511.87:006:47
2611.87:006:48
2711.87:016:48
2811.87:016:49
2911.87:026:49
3011.87:026:50
3111.87:036:50

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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95.7Bright
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155.7Bright
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205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Moyo

In seasonPeak

None of Moyo's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Moyo's rainy season runs April–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is December a good time to visit Moyo?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Moyo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Moyo in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Moyo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Moyo in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Moyo peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 16UV 15Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Moyo in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Moyo is worst in January — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.7× the cleanest month (April, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateUnhealthyJan 13103 µg/m³Apr 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan107Unhealthy
Feb43Poor
Mar21Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec81Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Moyo?

Moyo sits at 3.7°N, 31.7°E, 973 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Adjumani, 32 km away.

YumbePajokKobokoAruaGuluAnakaTorit

Topography around Moyo

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Moyo.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moyo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 954 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 934 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,049 m.

The land around Moyo is covered by shrubs (43%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%), trees (31%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
934 m
80 km
1,049 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
December weather nearby: Adjumani 32 km · Yumbe 57 km · Pajok 87 km · Koboko 89 km · Arua 115 km · Gulu 117 km · Anaka 120 km · Torit 126 km

Uganda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,206
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 518
Religion
Protestant 45%Roman Catholic 39%Muslim 14%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Moyo (3.6609°, 31.7247°, elevation 973 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).